Marble Institute of America: Press Room

Marketing, Sales, & Pricing Strategies, and Innovating Every Day on Tap for Pre-Coverings Workshop in Orlando

CLEVELAND, OH, MARCH 12, 2008 — The Marble Institute of America is pleased to announce the that its third annual leadership workshop will be held Monday, April 28, the day before Coverings, in Orlando, Florida. The speakers and the content are outstanding, and attendance by senior level executives and business owners is certainly worth serious consideration. If you're attending Coverings, this session is not only convenient, but can add great value to your travel to Orlando. If you hadn't planned on attending Coverings, this seminar is worth the trip by itself.

Two heavy-hitting leadership training experts make this pre-Coverings event a must attend. R. Sam Bowers will kickoff the event with "Marketing, Sales, and Pricing Strategies for the New Economy." If your company has questions about its current sales, marketing and pricing models in a more competitive and buyer driven world, then this presentation is a strategic eye opener.

The afternoon session will feature Holly Green and her presentation, "Innovating Every Day." This is an interactive and upbeat approach to incorporating innovation into your company, and almost everything you do. This presentation will enable you to see the world in a multitude of ways so that innovation becomes an every day activity; not just something you do when you are brainstorming with a team.

This leadership workshop has received rave reviews:

"The lessons presented are critical for all business leaders." — Brett Rugo, Rugo Stone, Lorton, VA
"For the 2nd year this was the most valuable time I could spend out of the office!" — Kelly Milligan, VIC International, Knoxville, TN
"The MIA Leadership Workshop was informative and a learning experience for me. I will apply some of these theories not only to my professional life but also in my personal life." — Kathy Frank, Atlantic Granite & Marble, Rochester, NY
"The topics and balance of the speakers was full of hard hitting real world ideas we can use to make our organization better." — Brett Gowan, Stone Interiors East, Gaston, SC

This event is sponsored in part by: VIC International, OHM International, Daltile, and Stone Restoration Services. For more information about registration, contact MIA at (440) 250-9222, e-mail MIAinfo@marble-institute.com, or visit http://www.marble-institute.com/education/orlando042808_leadership.cfm.

About the Marble Institute of America
For over 60 years the Marble Institute of America (MIA) has been the world's leading information resource and advocate for the natural dimension stone industry. MIA members include marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, and other natural stone producers and quarriers, fabricators, installers, distributors, and contractors around the world.

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